The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken tikka $16.90
    • Diced chicken cubes marinated with tandoori spices, yoghurt & roasted in oven, garnished with onion and tomatoes.
  • Cheese chilli $15.90
    • Chilly Paneer is a tasty and nutritious recipe, it’s an Indian form of a Chinese recipe.
  • Karahi paneer $13.90
    • Cottage cheese pan-fried with onion, capsicums in a special blend of masala, finished in a wok
  • COMBO DEALS AVAILABLE ASK OUR STAFF
  • Chicken do piaza $16.90
    • Boneless Chicken cooked with roasted cumin, sliced onions & other dry spices
  • Butter prawn $19.90
    • Prawns cooked in a creamy tomato sauce and special Indian herb
  • Fish curry $19.90
    • Fish fillets cooked with a fine blend of tomato puree
  • Chicken naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with tandoori cooked chicken
  • Spiders $4
    • Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Wrap Star (DF) $12,5
    • Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum’s tomato relish.
  • Burrito Ranchero (DF) $24
    • Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Dixie Chickentm medium $32 / classic $37
    • Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
  • Jack Daniel'S Chocolate Fudge Pudding $12
    • A rich, self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding, laced with Jack Daniel's. Served with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • -Nine $28
  • Lone Star Coleslaw GF DF $5
  • - Serves 3-4
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette $8.00
  • Smoked Mussel Casareccia $25.00
    • Chorizo, chilli & pangratatto
  • Marlborough Sounds Salmon (GF) $32.00
    • Sweetcorn, citrus & creme fraiche
  • Smoked Fish $12.00
    • Saffron, Piment D'Espelette
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Loin (GF) $34.00
    • Smoked eggplant, sweetbreads, peas, onions, yoghurt
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • Market Fish $P.O.A
    • Gnocchi, lemon, sorrel, burnt butter, seaweed
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Whole meal bread, roasted over charcoal
  • Vegetable Biryani $16.99
    • Vegetables cooked with basmati rice along with yoghurt and blended of spices with Hyderabadi style
  • Lamb Balti $16.50
    • Lamb pieces cooked in a medium spicy sauce with green pepper and tomatoes
  • Chicken Biryani $16.99
    • Chicken cooked with basmati rice along with yoghurt and blended of spices with Hyderabadi style
  • Chicken Tikka (4 Pcs) $12.90
    • Boneless Chicken, immersed in our famous tandoori marinate of spices then tandoori smoked
  • Fish & Chips $8.00
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
    • Finished with fresh garlic and coriander
  • Ghosht Do Piazza $16.50
    • Do (two) Piaza (onions) gets its name because onions appear twice in the cooking process. Boneless lamb cooked with roasted cumin, sliced onions & other dry spices such as cloves and brown cardamoms
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
  • Sesame beef spring rolls horseradish yoghurt & shaved cabbage $12.00
  • Bread, olive oil, balsamic smoked butter $12.00
  • Prawn gyoza cucumber, pickled ginger, sesame & soy sauce $17.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • ''Tarakihi'' $25.50
    • Pan-Fried or Battered w fries & green salad
  • ''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
    • Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
  • ''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
    • Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
  • Wedges $9.50
    • W sour cream
  • ''Seafood Basket'' $25.00
    • Seafood selection of mussels, scallops, fish bites, prawns, salt & pepper squid, fries & a small side salad
  • Warmed Bread & Assorted Dips $12.50
  • Fries $6.50
    • W aioli
  • BBQ Beef Nacho's $13.50
    • W sour cream & relish
  • Toasted Bagel & fresh Tomato, Rocket & Cream Cheese with Bacon $14.50
  • Breakfast Bap $16.00
    • Bacon, Egg, Sausage & Hashbrown in a toasted Bap & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
  • Omelette $18.00
    • choice of 3 fillings. >>
  • Vege Breakfast $17.50
    • Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50
  • or with Salmon $15.00
  • Zest Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Mushrooms, Hashbrown, fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
  • Charcoal Chicken Pasta $6.00
  • Small $3.50
  • Marinated Raw Fish in Coconut Cream small $8.00
  • Charcoal Chicken Burger $8.00
  • Peas & gravy $6.00
  • Family pack no1 $24.50
  • Boysenberry $4.50
  • Small $3.00
  • Tuna mayo S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Nigiri combination - 3 piece $5.80
  • Karaage chicken S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Miso soup $2.00
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Fresh salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Brown rice - teriyaki chicken & tuna mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • BHUNA LASOONI MURGH $10.00
    • stir fried chicken with pronounced garlic flavor
  • PINDI CHANA MASALA $10.00
    • chickpeas simmered in a North Indian spicy gravy with cinnamon, cloves, and pomegranate seeds
  • LAMB KORMA $10.00
    • lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
  • SOUTH INDIAN STYLE PEPPER BEEF $10.00
    • pieces of beef masala and crushed peppercorns
  • CHICKEN SAAG $10.00
    • cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO $10.00
    • goan specialty soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • BEEF KORMA $10.00
    • mild flavored from the royal houses of India, with a cashew and almond gravy
  • BOMBAY ALOO $10.00
    • dry stir fried potatoes with coriander and tumeric
  • Roast Pork Belly $28.00
    • Pork belly served with roast fennel and apple, complimented with scallops and polenta chips and red wine jus.
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Ciabatta bread made on site.
  • Cheesy Garlic bread $8.00
    • Ciabatta bread topped with melted cheese and grilled
  • Fish of the day $32.00
    • Ask your server for fish of the day.
  • Fish & Chips $14.00
    • Fresh fish served with garden salad, fries and White house made tartar sauce. Cooked to your liking- Battered, crumbed or pan fried
  • Trio of dips $5.00
    • Sundried tomato, pesto and black olives. Select from above breads to compliment with dip.
  • Beef Burger $18.00
    • White house made beef pattie with caramelised onion and crumbed deep fried egg and aioli sauce.
  • Chicken Pate $12.00
    • White house made chicken pate served with garlic or plain bread with cranberry and mango sauce.
  • Roast Vege Delight $16.50
    • Pizza sauce, roasted veges, capsicum, feta, olives, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Bacon & Egg $12.00
  • Modena $17.50
    • Pizza sauce, smoked chicken, red onion, capsicum, pine nuts, olives & mozzarella
  • All with our own sauce N/A
  • Hawaiian Free Range Chicken $14.00
    • with bacon, cheese & pineapple
  • Served on an artisan bap with homemade condiments & free range eggs N/A
  • Dairy & Veg $4.00
  • Stock Route Grill $13.00
    • Bacon, egg, hash brown, mushrooms & tomato
  • Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
  • Caesar Salad $17.00
    • Salad Greens, Parmesan Cheese, Bacon, Garlic Croutons, Soft Poached Egg & Tomato
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hash Brown, 2 Eggs & Toast
  • Homemade Lasagne $15.00
    • served with chips and fresh salad
  • Battered Hoki $3.00
  • Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Kids Burger & Chips $8.00
  • Extra sauce - Aoli, Chilli, Tartare, Tomato, Garlic $0.50 cents
  • Sides $4.00
    • hashbrowns, tomato, spinach, egg, hollandaise, mushrooms, baked beans
  • Beef + Bacon Burger $26.00
    • beef pattie & bacon with cheese, onion, pickles & mustard aioli. Served with chunky chips.
  • Jolly Breakfast $26.00
    • bacon, fried eggs, spinach, hashbrown, sausage, tomato, baked beans, and sour dough bread
  • ONION RINGS $7.00
  • Fish n Chips $28.00
    • crumbed or beer battered fresh Tarakihi, with chips, tartare sauce & salad
  • CHUNKY CHIPS $7.00
  • Aioli $2.00
  • Chicken Nuggets $15.00
    • with chunky chips
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
  • creamy mushrooms $4.0
  • hash browns $4.0
  • Lemon pepper calamari served upon cos lettuce salad w/ garlic aioli $14.0
  • Blue Cheese Mash $8.5
  • Pork belly bites & micro salad w/ sweet & sour sauce $13.5
  • Continental Breakfast $18.5
    • Start the day off rite w/ toast & spreads, house baked muesli, fruits, yoghurt & your choice of tea, coffee or local hill road orange juice
  • 300g Scotch Fillet Of Beef $32.0
    • Char-grilled to your liking, served w/ chunky fries & peppercorn sauce accompanied by a crisp garden salad
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand